Students with March for Our Lives Iowa said this week they plan to focus during the 2023 legislative session on firearm regulations that can hold up to the newly implemented state constitutional amendment.
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Students with March for Our Lives Iowa said this week they plan to focus during the 2023 legislative session on firearm regulations that can hold up to the newly implemented state constitutional amendment.
The compensation board recommends a 16 percent salary increase for the county attorney, 12 percent increase for the sheriff and 10 percent increase for auditor, recorder, treasurer and the five supervisors.
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday finalized a rule change that broadens availability of abortion pills to many more pharmacies, including large chains and mail-order companies.
The Cedar Rapids Metro Hazardous Devices Unit removed an improvised explosive device from an alley behind a residence on the 1700 block of Park Ave. SE Tuesday morning.
Although the University of Iowa stripped orthopedics from its second application to build a new hospital in North Liberty – after critics of the first, denied application slammed its focus on orthopedics and state officials cited the heavy orthopedics bent in its rejection – UI Health Care officials now are calling the project an “orthopedic hospital.”
The number is a slight increase from last week’s total
On June 16, 1945 the plane went on a mission over the Makassar Straits what was then the enemy-occupied Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia. The plane strafed and bombed Japanese targets before being hit by anti-aircraft fire, crashing into the bay.
In November’s elections, Roby Smith ousted Mike Fitzgerald, the longest-serving state treasurer in U.S. history, and took office this week
2023 legislative priorities include fully funding 4-year-old preschool, mental health
Although a Republican-led effort last year to change the way Iowa funds its public universities didn’t materialize, the concept isn’t dead — as lawmakers are airing plans to revisit the idea in the upcoming session in their debate over how much to give the state institutions.
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird signed on to lawsuits challenging President Joe Biden's administration and Democratic-backed laws during her first day in office Tuesday.
New supervisor Kirsten Running-Marquardt joined the board on Tuesday for her first meeting. Ben Rogers was elected vice chair of the board.
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